Chegal Surname

97,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Chegal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chegal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea4,8341:10,600107
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Chegal (27) may also be a first name.

Chegal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chegal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chegal (Marathi: चेगल, Russian: Чегаль) occurs more in South Korea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chegal.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,767th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,501,967 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chegal are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. Chegal is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name globally, held by 27 people.

The surname Chegal is most commonly used in South Korea, where it is borne by 4,834 people, or 1 in 10,600. In South Korea it is most frequent in: Daegu, where 34 percent live, Gyeonggi Province, where 15 percent live and Seoul, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Korea Chegal is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengal92385/
Chegale9218/
Cheghal925/
Schegal922/
Chehgal921/
Hegal9159/
Cegal9156/
Shchegal8611/
Cheghall868/
Scheigal861/
Tchegale861/
Chagal83338/
Hegale83265/
Chogal83200/
Shegal83172/
Hengal83104/
Chigal8390/
Cegale8319/
Cihgal837/
Heigal834/
Chegol832/
Khegal831/
Heegal830/
Hiegal830/
Hegall830/
Heagal830/
Ceagal830/
Chegalova801/
Chingal771,615/
Shengal77714/
Shegale77349/
Chigale77327/
Chaghal77222/
Cegayle77202/
Schegol7782/
Chagall7766/
Chengol7748/
Khegale7740/
Chhagal7716/
Shehgal7713/
Schigal778/
Choygal775/
Choghal775/
Chagail775/
Khengal772/
Sheygal772/
Chegole772/
Chaagal771/
Chiggal771/
Heigale771/
Chyogal771/
Scegall771/
Chahgal771/
Heggall770/
Heageal770/
Segal7321,480/
Cigal732,004/
Cygal73903/
Kegal73119/
Hegol73116/
Zegal7339/
Jegal7334/
Higal7315/
Gegal7313/
Shchegol71310/
Chaigale71264/
Chighale7167/
Chigault7118/
Chhogail719/
Tchigale718/
Shchigal717/
Chigaile713/
Chengoul712/
Choygale711/
Choigale711/
Chhaigal711/
Shegaale711/
Shengaal711/
Sheghail711/
Chahagal711/
Sehgal6738,055/
Segale673,491/
Segall673,097/
Cigaal672,318/
Siegal672,215/
Cigale67765/
Seigal67516/
Jeghal67411/
Seghal67310/
Hingal67240/
Seagal67219/
Kegale6777/
Higale6751/
Shigal6744/
Seegal6741/
Zhigal6740/
Segalt6739/
Chagol6736/
Zeghal6733/
Segaul6729/
Szegal6728/
Keegal6725/
Chogol6719/
Schisgall6717/
Chigol6716/
Tchigalle6713/
Shegol6712/
Hygail6711/
Seygal679/
Segail678/
Jegaul678/
Gegail677/
Ceigol677/
Highal677/
Jeagal676/
Khigal675/
Caigal674/
Haigal674/
Chaaigale673/
Ziegal673/
Jeggal673/
Gegall673/
Shegalova672/
Zeygal672/
Tsegal672/
Hegole672/
Seggal672/
Zeigal672/
Keghal671/
Keagal671/
Qegale671/
Quegal671/
Cigall671/
Zhegol671/
Schchegol671/
Sheinghal671/
Tzegal671/
Hegoul671/
Higall671/
Hengol671/
Zegail671/
Tschigale671/
Ceigalova671/
Zeggal671/
Hisgal671/
Ciggal670/
Keugal670/
Ciegol670/
Kegall670/

Chegal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chegal in the Marathi language
चेगलcegala-
Chegal in the Russian language
Чегальcegal-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chegal
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